Pre-writing for A.2.4 - K-W-L-Q for Inquiry Learning


Anna Saucedo
Amy Gibbs

Pathways to Knowledge

Know
Want to Learn
Learn
Further Questions

It's an inquiry model
There are 6 steps to this model

Does this model work well with first grade students?
What do these steps involve?
Record what we learned in this column.
The six steps for this model include:
Are there graphic organizers that teachers can use to introduce this model to their students?
I believe inquiry models can be adjusted to use with any grade level.
How does this model work in the inquiry process?
1. Appreciation- Students are encourge to enjoy & respond to experiences
2. Presesearch - Students begin project & make a connection to what they already know

How do students demonstrate appreciation?
How are connections made to what they already know?



3. Search- Students plan & start their work
4. Interpretation- Students decide what's useful for project, what's not and what it all means

What searching strategies work well with these students?


5. Communication- Students organize, explain & share new knowledge
6. Evaluation- Student and peer grade the process to help do better next time
First grade teachers can incorporate a backwards design to this model.

How do students communicate their new knowledge?
What steps will allow students to do better next time?



"Checklist are both learning and assessement tools that enable students to engage in self-checking to determine if all of the requirements are completed" (Pappas 21).

Pathways to Learning is backwards by design.
How can backwards by design help students?
"Backwards by design is a concept developed by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe (2005), and it includes the following elements:
What do we want students to learn? (standards and objectives)
How will we know if learning has occurred? (assessment tools or strategies)
How will we facilitate the learning process? (responsibilities of library media specialist, classroom teacher, and students)" (Pappas 20).



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Pappas, Marjorie L. "Designing Learning for Evidence-Based Practice." School Library Media Activities Monthly 24.5 (2008): 20-23. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 5 Mar. 2010.

Pathways to Knowledge Web. 05 March 2010.
http://www.sparkfactor.com/clients/follett/home.html

Information Age Inquiry. Mon. 01 March 2010.
http://virtualinquiry.com/inquiry/ws.htm

Inquiry 8Ws Model Power Point Slides created with Microsoft Power Points all images copyright Microsoft.

Lamb, Annette, Nancy Smith, and Larry Johnson. "Wondering, Wiggling, and Weaving: A New Model for Project- and Community Based Learning on the Web." Learning and Leading With Technology. April 1997: 6-13. Print.

Lamb, Annette. Information Inquiry for Teachers. Ws of Information Inquiry. Mon. 08 March 2010
http://eduscapes.com/infooriginal/topic71.htm

Todd, R. Evidence-based Practice and School Libraries: From Advocacy to Action. In Hughes-Hassell, S., and V. H. Harada, School Reform and the School Library Media Specialist. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2007. 57-78.

"Research Module_ 2_2." http://ls5443.pbworks.com/Module_2_2. Is5443, Moreillon, Judi. Web. 22 Feb. 2010.


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Know
This model has 8 stages
It is an inquiry process model
Can integrate across the curriculum
& school library

Want to Learn
How do students organize information using this model?
What is the Webbing process?

Learn
The 8 stages are
Watching,
asks students to explore & become observers of their environment
Wondering,
focuses on brainstorming options, discussing ideas, identifying problems, & developing questions
Webbing, directs students to locate, search for & connect ideas & information.
Wiggling, involves evaluating content, twisting & turning information .
Weaving, consists of organizing ideas, creating models & formulating plans
Wrapping,
involves creating and packaging ideas and solutions.
Waving, is communicating ideas to others through presenting.
Wishing is assessing (Lamb 1, 2).
Further Questions
Is this a linear model?
This model has been created to
use for research using the web.


Students using this model can include information technologoy.
"...the use of information technology
as both a tool for information
access and a tool for knowledge
construction, and student attainment are perceived to be highly important in the learning process" (Todd, 63).

Will this model introduce a new strategy to teach research?
Yes it does. There are graphic organizers to organize the students information they find. There are questioning techniques and evaluation guidelines. There are several websites available for students to follow along while using each step.




Will this model help teachers of first grade students?
First grade students can be guided through the steps with assistance in order to find the information to produce a product for their research. This may not be a good tool to use for students to follow independently.